Virginia Woolf Quote Explained: I feel my brains, like a pear, to see if it's ripe; it will be exquisite by September.

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I have lost friends, some by death…others by sheer inability to cross the street.

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Art is not a copy of the real world; one of the damn things is enough.

- Virginia Woolf

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Art

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Do not move, do not go. Sink within this moment. Hold it for ever.

- Virginia Woolf

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Moments

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Unless you catch ideas on the wing and nail them down, you will soon cease to have any.

- Virginia Woolf

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old emotions like old families have intermarried and have many connections.

- Virginia Woolf

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There was no freedom in life, and certainly there was none in death.

- Virginia Woolf

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With twice his wits, she had to see things through his eyes — one of the tragedies of married life.

- Virginia Woolf

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· England

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A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.

- Virginia Woolf

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· England

I feel my brains, like a pear, to see if it’s ripe; it will be exquisite by September.

I feel my brains, like a pear, to see if it’s ripe; it will be exquisite by September.

I have lost friends, some by death…others by sheer inability to cross the street.

Art is not a copy of the real world; one of the damn things is enough.

Do not move, do not go. Sink within this moment. Hold it for ever.

Unless you catch ideas on the wing and nail them down, you will soon cease to have any.

old emotions like old families have intermarried and have many connections.

There was no freedom in life, and certainly there was none in death.

With twice his wits, she had to see things through his eyes — one of the tragedies of married life.

A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.

I’m convinced that art and science activate the same parts of the brain.

All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.

Your brain has one function-to do exactly what you tell it to do.

We are our brains. My brain is talking to your brain; our bodies are hanging along for the ride.

I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains.

My songs pretty much revolve in my brain most of the time – usually, whatevers coming next.

I’ve got…ways of tricking my brain into getting what I need out of it

Muscle-work can only make one weary-it takes brain-work to create true exhaustion.

I feel my brains, like a pear, to see if it’s ripe; it will be exquisite by September.

I feel my brains, like a pear, to see if it’s ripe; it will be exquisite by September.

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